Corporate Responsibility Private Initiatives and Public Goals
Private initiatives for corporate responsibility have been a major development in international management over the last twenty years. The initiatives include issuance of codes of business conduct, implementation of management systems and broader efforts to improve business accountability. Yet, ther...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Paris
OECD Publishing
2001
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| Collection: | OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Private initiatives for corporate responsibility have been a major development in international management over the last twenty years. The initiatives include issuance of codes of business conduct, implementation of management systems and broader efforts to improve business accountability. Yet, there is little agreement about what these initiatives mean or how effective they are. OECD research on private initiatives sheds light on various aspects of the corporate responsibility movement: what are firms and business associations doing? How have governments influenced the initiatives? What contributions, if any, have these initiatives made to improving the business sector's ability to comply with law and regulation and to respond to broader societal expectations? |
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| Physical Description: | 106 p. 20 x 27cm |
| ISBN: | 9789264193062 |